On Tue, 06 Apr 2021 12:33:12 +0100, T i m wrote:

On Tue, 6 Apr 2021 12:15:49 +0100, Steve Walker
wrote:

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Although I have never ridden a motorbike, I have tried a friend's trike.
I found the direction of throttle control totally counterintuitive.

Like a car accelerator pedal then? ;-)

Sorry, that would probably be a bit too abstract. ;-)

You press a pedal on the floor and the car goes faster and you press
another pedal on the floor, the car goes slower and press a third that
doesn't appear to much. ;-)

If you consider most motorcycle handlebars have a level of backsweep
then rotating the end of the throttle anticlockwise gives more power /
speed, just in the way turning on most taps might.

But I get from a safety POV, it might be better to have a system where
you might naturally decelerate as you go accelerate, where you have to
positively resist that to meaningly go faster but I think that would
be very uncomfortable to action ITRW.

This would especially be the case on racing bikes where the rider
traditionally sat low to reduce the aerodynamic drag and going faster
mean you could sit even lower without changing your grip and 'sitting
up' to help the braking was also 'intuitive' re the throttle.

Cheers, T i m